Gary Granader of Oakland Township, Teresa Saputo of Oakland Township, and Deborah Virgiles of Southfield were honored as Distinguished Volunteers by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Detroit Chapter on Wednesday.
As owner-operators of many McDonald’s restaurants in southeastern Michigan, Granader, Saputo and Virgiles have a passion for helping the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit through volunteerism, fundraising and leadership.
Granader chairs the charity’s relocation committee, working with Executive Director Jennifer Litomisky, her staff and other board members to handle the myriad details involved with the move to the Hutzel Professional Building in Detroit in early 2015. The move will double the House’s size, enabling the nonprofit to provide a home away from home for more families whose children are hospitalized at Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
Virgiles is president of the board at the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit and volunteers by making meals and organizing other volunteers. She is the owner-operator of two McDonald’s restaurants in Detroit.
